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Standard Child Care First Aid and CPR Course

First aid training in a cafeteria, with one participant bringing an AED while another demonstrates abdominal thrusts on a standing participant.

Photo: AV Unit / Canadian Red Cross

Enroll in our comprehensive two-day course and learn lifesaving first aid skills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques, automated external defibrillator (AED) use, choking response, circulation emergencies, wound care management and strategies for maintaining child safety with a particular focus on childhood injuries and illnesses.

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This course is designed to meet the first aid and CPR guidelines. It fulfills provincial/territorial early childhood education and daycare worker safety and legislative requirements. Join us to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to save lives and prevent injuries!

Duration

Minimum 16 hours in-class.
Note: Indicates minimum teaching time; total course length may be longer.

Prerequisites

This course has no prerequisites.

Completion

  • Demonstrate a working competency of all required skills.
  • Achieve a minimum score of 75% on a written, closed-book knowledge evaluation completed independently.
  • Attend and actively participate in 100% of the course
  • Must adhere to the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross

Certification

3-year certification in Standard Child Care First Aid with CPR Level B from the Canadian Red Cross.

Recertification1

8 hours in-class.
Note: Indicates minimum teaching time; total course length may be longer.

Course Content

  • The Red Cross
  • Responding to Emergencies
  • The EMS system
  • Check, Call, Care
  • Choking
  • Breathing and Circulation emergencies
  • CPR and AED
  • Wound care
  • Head, Neck and Spinal injuries
  • Bone, Muscle and Joint injuries
  • Sudden Medical Emergencies
  • Environmental Illnesses
  • Poisons
  • Childhood Illnesses
  • Caring for Children

Includes any other content required by specific legislation.

Learner Materials

  • Child Care First Aid Learner Guide (print and/or eBook)
  • Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)

1Check local legislation to determine certification level, maintenance, and recertification requirements.